Harry Kümel

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-01-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Antwerp, Belgium

Harry Kümel

Biography

Harry Kümel (born 27 January 1940) is a Belgian film director. His 1971 vampire feature Daughters of Darkness (Les lèvres rouges; Fr, "The Red Lips"), starring Delphine Seyrig became a cult hit in Europe and the United States. He also directed the film version of Malpertuis (1971), featuring Orson Welles and adapted from the 1943 novel by Jean Ray. He also directed Monsieur Hawarden (1969). From 1969 until the present, Kümel has taught cinema at several film institutes, including The Dutch Film and Television Academy - Amsterdam (NFTA), Institut des Arts de Diffusion - Brussels (IAD), Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound - Brussels (RITS), and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

Known For

  • Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness

    Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness

  • Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

    Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

  • Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

  • Anna the Maid

    Anna the Maid

  • Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

    Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

  • Het Beest

    Het Beest

  • Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

  • Hollywood by Bike

    Hollywood by Bike

  • De droomproducenten

    De droomproducenten

  • Janssen & Janssens draaien een film

    Janssen & Janssens draaien een film